Sunday, May 12, 2013

Many of you would already be familiar with the Skype, which is a Chat / VOIP messenger. Viber is another very famous multi-platform chat messenger which people can use it on the iPhone, IPad, Android cell phones / tablets, Blackberry, Nokia phones, Windows phones and Bada devices. In Viber you can chat with your friends, share pictures, record and send video clips, share locations, make voice calls to Viber users using Wifi / 3G Internet connect and many more. If you have never tried Viber on your cell phone, then I highly recommend to give it a try at least and then let me know in the comments section (at the bottom of the page) what you think about it.

Recently Viber has updated its cell phone app and has also launched a software for Windows and Mac PCs. Using the PC software, now users can :

1. Chat with their mobile contacts.2. Make Voice Calls to the Viber users.3. Make Video Calls only with Desktop Viber users.4. Transfer Viber voice calls from Desktop to Cell phones and vice versa.

5. Send pictures which are saved locally on their PC.6. Contacts and chat conversations syncs in-between their Mobile and Desktop applications.

Why To Use Viber

It's not because I am saying so you have to give it a try, but because there are more than 200 million users who actually are using Viber on their cell phones. We are in an era where Android and IPhones are everywhere, and apps like these cuts down your mobile bills a lot. I myself using Viber for a long time and I should say that it's getting better and better. Especially after this recent update from Viber, it has improved a lot and I am enjoying using it. If you are still confused, then lets see if below features can impress and push you to give it a try at least.

Note: This is not an article about how to use Viber on the Cell phone, but I am highlighting some of the features of Mobile version of Viber, which are interesting enough to convince someone for installing it on the cell phone, which is compulsory before installing it on the PC.

1. Since Viber is a biggest competitor of Skype, many people find its voice and video quality much better than Skype.

2. It's 100% Free on all the devices. All you need is an Internet connection on your Cell Phone / PC and you can make calls to your contacts (who should have Viber installed on their device) using a regular Internet Connection.

3. Viber is very simple to use. Once you install Viber on a cell phone, it automatically checks your contacts list (address book) and makes a separate list of those people who are using Viber on their cell phones. This makes it easy for you to instantly chat and call to your friends without actually adding and sending requests to each of your friend individually. Otherwise in other messengers (including Skype) you have to manually search and add your friends, and then have to wait for your friend to accept the request.

4. Another thing what I like about Viber is, as soon you install Viber on your cell phone, it will send a notification to all of your friends who are using Viber (it will check your contact list). Likewise, whenever you add a new contact in your Cell phone and if that new contact is using Viber, then it will automatically update your friends list as well.

5. It's AD Free. You will not find any kind of AD in the Cell phone or Desktop Application at all.

6. You don't have to open Viber each time when you turn on your Cell phone. It automatically turns on and runs in the background without draining your battery.

7. Viber has also introduced STICKERS, which are kind of big emoticons and makes your chat conversations more interesting. Currently these stickers are not supported by the Desktop version of the Viber, but you can expect it to be available very soon.

8. The emoticons of Viber are also interesting and fun to use.

9. The new version of Viber also allows you to transfer your voice calls from your Mobile to the Desktop software without actually disconnecting the call (this process is vice versa).

10. Using Viber on your Cell phone, you can send / receive pictures, share your current location on the map and can also send a video clip of yourself.

11. You can also do group conversations in Viber, which makes your conversations more interesting.

How To Use Viber On Windows

Note: In order to use Viber on the PC, you first need to install it in your Mobile. IT'S COMPULSORY. So, before proceeding ahead, Install Viber on your cell phone (if not installed) and then continue reading the rest of the article.

3. Initially it will download only a 1.2MB of file. Double click it to run the Setup.

4. Clicking the Accept & Install button will download further files from the Internet.

5. You don't have to click any more buttons for the Installation, the rest of the process is fully automatic. Once the installation is complete, it will open the Viber software for you.

Note: Before proceeding ahead, make sure that your mobile is switched on, Internet is working and that you have the latest version of Viber application installed on it.

6. Since it's necessary to have the Viber application already installed on your cell phone, clickYes to continue.

7. Enter that Mobile number which you used while installing the Viber application on your Cellphone and then click Continue. (Confused? Well just enter the mobile number of that cell phone on which you have installed Viber application)

8. Viber will send you an activation code to the cell phone number which you provided in the previous step.

9. As you can see in the above picture, the activation code will not be via SMS, but in fact you will receive the code via message on the Viber application itself. If your Internet connection is not active while installing the Viber on the Desktop PC, then you will not receive this message on your cell phone.

10. Type the Viber code you received in the Activation box and then click Enter Viber button.

11. It will take a few seconds to synchronize all of your mobile contacts with its server and then it will open the Viber application with all the mobile contacts intact.

12. On the left side, you will find a list of all of your friends who are using Viber. This friends list is the same as what you will be having it in your cell phone's Viber app.

13. In order to chat with any of your friend, simply click its name and send the text message from the Right side.

14. You can also send pictures from your PC to your friend by clicking the camera icon.

15. In order to make a voice call, simply click the Call button at the Top of the window. That's it.

16. During voice call if you are planning to leave your PC, then simply clicking the Transfer Call button will transfer that call to your cell phone without actually disconnecting the call. This process is vice versa, means the same thing is possible if you want to transfer an ongoing call from your cell phone to your PC. Isn't it interesting.

19. All what you have to do is to accept the call on your cell phone and the call will successfully be transferred.

Note: The call transfer feature is a new option from Viber, which is currently available only for those cell phones who have updated their Viber application to version 3.0. Unfortunately, Windows phones and Blackberry users have to wait for some time because this feature is not available to them yet.

20. Since the video calling is in the beta, you can make the video calls only to those who are using Viber on their PC, by clicking on the Video button on the top of the chat window.

21. If someone sends you a message on the Viber, you will also receive a pop-up notification from the bottom right side of the Taskbar.

22. Click the Settings icon at the Bottom Left Corner of the software to view / change some important settings.

23. At the Basics settings, you can un-check the Auto-Startup option if you don't want the Viber to start automatically whenever you turn on your PC.

Note: It's important to disable this option, especially if many people access your PC.

24. At the Audio & Video settings, you can check your webcam, microphone and headset settings.

25. If you don't like the pop-up notifications to appear at the Desktop, then you can disable that option from the Notifications settings.

26. If you want to disable your Viber account for this computer, then simply open the Account settings page and click the Deactivate Viber button.

After writing an article on the Personal Landing Pages, I received too many emails asking about the difference between Personal Landing Pages, Website and a Blog. Many people also asked how they can earn cash at home using these Online Services. So I thought to re-post an article which I wrote years back with some changes. There are tons of articles available on Internet about Blog / Blogging, but I will try to explain it step by step in multiple articles in my own way. This series of articles about blogging will explain you about the blog, who should do blogging, how to do it and will also explain you where to start it from.

By the way, to make this topic more interesting, let me tell you that anyone of you can earn good amount of money from your own website / blog without doing any kind of Investment. Yes, you can earn a healthy amount of Cash from your website / blog by just sharing some good and meaningful stuff with everyone. Isn't it exciting, but hey, calm down, don't get too much excited.

Saying is one thing and creating a good website / blog is another. It requires good knowledge, good writing skills, good concept, lot of time, lot of reading and HELL LOT OF PASSION and PATIENCE. All these things together make a Good Blog, but still it's not necessary that it will generate cash for you. Keeping that thing in mind, let me explain you first what really Blog / Blogging is?

What Is A Blog And Blogging?

Nowadays, most of you would have heard a lot about BLOG or BLOGGING and considered it just another type of a website. Actually, the word BLOG is an abbreviation of “WEBLOG” and to make it easy for you to understand, it's more like a Personal Diary Writing. You know there are few people who always write a note at the end of the day in a personal diary, about what they did whole day and how it went. Blogging is almost the same thing in which you can write the updates about yourself, technology news, general stuff on a daily basis and the article are arranged on the Internet in a reverse chronological order (means from the latest date to old)

It’s not a new thing or concept, Blogs are here for more than 10 years now. It’s a way to communicate with people, tell them what you know about or want to share with them. While browsing the Internet, you often do not know if you are looking at a blog or at a traditional Website. But it doesn't matter what it is, they are both designed to do the same thing, which is to share the information with the public / audience.

In the beginning, blogs were used as a personal diary or a journal and people were sharing their daily routines and works with their friends and community on the Internet. Still many of my friends do that, they simply write their whole day routine on the Internet, some of them writes about politics in general and than many people leave their comments / remarks on their articles. It's like sharing of thoughts with the rest of the world / community.

Blogs Nowadays

But people who think more (smart people), took the idea and converted these blog in their own way using the same technology. Now there are 1000s of 1000s professional blogs available on the Internet related to News, Computers, Bio-Chemistry etc., you name it and you will get the blog about it. You just have to think the way you want to use your blog and share the information with the world. If the idea clicked, you can then earn good amount of cash from it. (But it depends on many factors which we will talk about in the future)

Many blogs are focused on a particular subject or topic such as General News, Computer tips n tricks, Internet news etc., while others are a combination of multiple subjects. If it’s not your personal blog, than to increase the viewership or to have a discussion on multiple topics, you can ask others to write on your blog and that way your blog will then have multiple Authors, each writing on the different topics altogether like sports, technology, photography, etc. It's really a good idea if a group of friends make one blog and then each person writes something in which he has good expertise.

It’s really not a big deal to write a blog about anything, because it doesn’t require any kind of technical expertise (at least for a basic blog). If you are passionate enough about sharing the information with the world, then there are websites (free) which give you enough services to fulfill your desire. Blogging can be fun, especially if you like reading, writing and talking about your favorite subject with the rest of the world. Believe me, It is a great stress reliever (but you need to take lots of stress in order to run a good professional blog as well). Most of all, there is no limitation in having a number of blogs. You can have multiple blogs with multiple topic discussions.

1. The topics will be arranged date vise. The newest will be on top.2. On your left or right hand side, there will be an Archive Area where you can search for old articles.3. Below every post or article, there will be an area where other people can comment on your post4. A feed section like RSS or Atom for easy follow-up. (Read here : What is RSS)